Drayton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Drayton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 587. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5306106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.756°N, 80.655°W.
Population
In 1881, Drayton, Village had a population of 587: 318 male and 269 female residents. Population density was 585.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 587 |
| 1891 | 793 |
| 1901 | 791 |
| 1911 | 706 |
| 1921 | 600 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Peel, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Drayton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 120 |
| Number of families | 120 |
| Number of females | 269 |
| Number of males | 318 |
| Number of married females | 95 |
| Number of married males | 95 |
| Number of married persons | 190 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP TOT | 587 |
| Total population | 587 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 157 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 216 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 373 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 120 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 219 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 172 |
| BAR BU | 1,961 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,961 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,830 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,720 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,903 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 884 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,080 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 660 |
| BWT BU | 3 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 219 |
| HAY TONS | 305 |
| OAT BU | 4,830 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,720 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 1,903 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 305 |
| WHT AC | 172 |
| WHT SP BU | 884 |
| WHT WTR BU | 660 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 157 |
| C UNMD M | 216 |
| C UNMD TOT | 373 |
| D OCC | 120 |
| FEMALE | 269 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H INHAB | 120 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 318 |
| MD F | 95 |
| MD M | 95 |
| MD TOT | 190 |
| NUMBER CD | 152 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 161 |
| TUR BU | 4,080 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5306106
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drayton,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Drayton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/drayton-village-on152004-1881/.